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Michael Tamvakis
Professor of Commodity Economics and Finance
The Business School (formerly Cass), City, University of London
Michael trained as an economist at the Athens University of Economics and Business in Greece. He then joined the International Centre for Shipping, Trade and Finance at Cass; first as a student on its MSc programme, and then as a member of its academic staff, when he also received his PhD. He has served as Director of the MSc in Shipping, Trade & Finance and Associate Dean for the undergraduate programmes at Cass. He is currently Director of the MSc in Energy, Trade & Finance.
He lectures in international commodity trade, commodity derivatives and trading, energy economics and shipping economics. His research interests are in the areas of commodity economics, energy derivatives and shipping economics.
Qualifications
1. MSc (Shipping, Trade & Finance), City University London, London, United Kingdom, Oct 2017 – Sep 1989
2. BSc (Economics), Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece, Oct 2017 – Apr 1988
3. PhD (City), City University London, London, United Kingdom
Employment
1. Visiting Professor, University of Geneva, Geneva, Oct 2017 – present
2. Director, MSc Energy, Trade & Finance, City University London, London, Oct 2008 – present
3. Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programmes, City University London, London, Apr 2003 – Mar 2009
4. Director, MSc in Shipping, Trade & Finance, City University London, London, Jan 1998 – Mar 2003
Visiting appointments
1. Visiting Professor in Metals and Minerals, University of Geneva, Geneva School of Economics and Management, Oct 2010 – present
Memberships of professional organisations
1. Member, International Association of Energy Economics, Sep 2009 – present
2. Member, Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, Oct 2002 – Oct 2007
Languages
French (can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review), German (can read, write, speak and understand spoken), Greek, Modern (1453-) (can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review) and Spanish; Castilian (can read, write, speak and understand spoken).